Tag: Olivia’s Growing
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Five Sweet & Short Years Later
When Liv was born, I remember thinking to myself- “wow, that’s not at all how I wanted or expected our winter break to go.” Instead of enjoying the last few weeks of my pregnancy, I spent every moment I could visiting my sweet girl in the NICU. From the very beginning, Olivia has had such…
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Lately… September & October 2014
This Fall has been a BLUR. Lately, I’ve been: …creating works of art with a very talented toddler. Crayons are a big hit these days. …traveling to Salt Lake City for an essential oil convention. … listening to this YouTube by Kid President. They actually aired it at convention during part of a breakout session…
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22 Months and Growing
To my precious, independent, strong-willed, and beautiful daughter: I love you. Always and forever. You are teaching me so much about the world. You make me laugh and want to pull my hair out… every single day. We are both learning new depths of patience and how to navigate the world together. I love your…
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Summer Photo Challenge 2014
This summer has been filled with beautiful moments. If you’ve been following me on Instagram, you’ve probably noticed I’ve been using the hashtag, #bpcphonephotographyproject, to describe many of my photos along with several more specific ones like #ppp2silhouette or #ppp2light. These labels refer to a phone photography challenge I participated in through Big Picture Classes. …
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Two Photos and a Lifetime in Between
Mother’s Day is around the corner. My mom has always treasured this little grouping of photos that sits nestled in the edges of her dresser mirror: I was probably 15 months old, happily exploring flowers at my grandparent’s garden. The little girl on the carousel is my mom. I recently asked her why the photos…
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Around Here: April 2014
I didn’t think that life could actually get fuller. And then it did. April has flown by and I’m trying to catch my breath and replace moments of overwhelm with confident faith that everything that needs to get done will. This month I have been: … finishing projects. … planning surprises. … reading this article:…
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Happy St. Patrick’s Day
Wishing you a charming and magical St. Patrick’s Day! (Photo taken last year and this year- my oh my, what a difference 12 months makes!)
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Lately… March 2014
Quiet on the blog lately… a sneak peak at what’s going on behind the scenes: …watching this sweet girl GROW. …crafting like crazy for a special celebration. Can’t wait to reveal more! …enjoying the first couple days of SPRING weather (hello, 60 degrees!) …turning 30 in 2 short weeks! …finishing outstanding kitchen projects (tile, crown…
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One Little Word: January and February
Loving the process of making my word visible this year by participating in Ali Edward’s One Little Word Class. Here’s a peak at January: One of the writing prompts included finding a quote reflective of your word. I had a hard time choosing just one so I created a full page of “Light” quotes. In…
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Happy Valentine’s Day
Wishing you a delicious day filled with love! *Photo Credit: Tiffany Henning of TH Photography & Design